earthquakes

The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network is starting to test an earthquake early warning system.
Director John Vidale at the University of Washington says it might provide an alert of less than a minute.Read More »

Seismic experts say it's been ominously quiet along the fault line off the Northwest coast where the "big one" earthquake could break loose.
Seismometers have detected little grinding and slipping in recent years on the Cascadia Subduction Zone.
University of Oregon Geophysics Professor Doug Toomey tells Northwest Public Radio (http://bit.ly/1CFGI8W ) that could indicate the tecRead More »

Scientists are taking note of an intense earthquake swarm occurring in northwest Nevada. The swarm, located 40 miles southeast of Lakeview, has been ongoing since mid-July. A magnitude 4.6 quake was detected Tuesday night, followed by magnitude 3-plus events on Wednesday. 3 quakes of magnitude 4 or greater have been occurred since October 30th.Read More »

A panel of experts is recommending that Oregon spend at least $100 million a year to prepare schools and emergency buildings for a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake.
The recommendation is among nearly two dozen sent to state lawmakers on Tuesday.Read More »

Two small earthquakes were reported Wednesday in western Oregon, and there were no immediate reports of damage or injury.
The Oregonian reported http://bit.ly/1yr0kLL ) the first was of magnitude 2.8. It happened at 4:59 a.m. 6 miles northeast of Siletz in the Coast Range at a depth of 33 miles.
The second was of magnitude 2.7 and was reported at 8:17 a.m.Read More »

Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney says the state should take on $200 million in debt to help prepare school buildings for a devastating earthquake that scientists say could come at any time.
An analysis of Oregon's school buildings found that more than 1,000 were at a high or very high risk of collapsing in a major quake.
Courtney, a Salem Democrat, has long advocated improRead More »

A series of tremors near Mount Hood has intrigued scientists, who note that the quakes are taking place alongside a recently-discovered fault.
KGW-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1knb8E7) a swarm of small earthquakes on Mount Hood has captured the attention of state geologists and rattled the nerves of some nearby residents, especially after a 3.3-magnitude quake in Sherwood on Sunday.Read More »